#tjom bracket

[the-joker-of-musicals]

CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. FRANK-N-FURTER !!!

THE ULTIMATE JOKER OF MUSICALS, THE DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED MUSICAL TUMBLRMAN !!!

pleasure doing business (polls) with you, everybody

#mod post #tjom bracket #frank-n-furter #the rocky horror show #the rocky horror picture show #rocky horror show #rhs #rhps

[annabelle--cane]

btw michael is no longer at 69%... this is so sad and tragic. stop the steal

the injustice. the tragedy. the horror.

#be more chill #tjom bracket #answered #pumakittycat

[the-joker-of-musicals]

witch propaganda

Beans. She encourages a grown man to steal from children. She's literally the funniest character in the whole show She murdered the Narrator She was willing to sacrifice the stepsisters to the giant She's chaotic She's abusive She's silly She's not good She's not nice She's just right She's the Witch We're the WOOORRRRLLLDDD

judas propaganda

He is literally me. He's the most devoted person to ever person. He's in love with Jesus and he's trying so hard to fix a situation that can't be fixed, and so he only accelerates it. He's the narrator and the narrative. He's everything

#into the woods #itw #the witch #jesus christ superstar #jcs #judas iscariot #tjom bracket #round one #mod post

[the-joker-of-musicals]

audrey ii propaganda (by me)

what is more tumblrman (gn) than not having a human body but having a cool deep voice that makes people go insane with lust anyway? what is more tumblrman (gn) than being of ambiguous gender? what is more tumblrman (gn) than eating abusive boyfriends?

frank-n-furter propaganda (by me)

what is more tumblrman (gn) than being problematic but deeply fun and sexy queer representation? what is more tumblrman (gn) than being a lingerie-wearing mad scientist? what is more tumblrman (gn) than becoming a well known meme / reaction image?

#HOT ALIEN FIGHT. ONLY ONE WINNER. #audrey ii #lsoh #little shop of horrors #frank-n-furter #the rocky horror show #the rocky horror picture show #rocky horror show #rhps #mod post #tjom bracket #round five

[the-joker-of-musicals]

frank-n-furter propaganda (by @trashyspaceprxnce)

As someone who is seeing my local shadow cast production of rocky horror for the third time in a year this coming Friday, I need to urge to tell everyone to go vote for Frank-n-Furter. Literally no other character can compare, his introductory song is called “Sweet Transvestite”, he’s an alien, he turns people into statues and dresses them up with fishnets and feather boas, he’s even bisexual Also he looks like this

beetlejuice propaganda

my beetlejuice propaganda is that he's a jewish icon

#frank-n-furter #rocky horror show #the rocky horror show #the rocky horror picture show #rhps #beetlejuice #beetlejuice musical #mod post #tjom bracket #round four

[the-joker-of-musicals]

audrey ii propaganda

Audrey II propaganda she is a MEAN GREEN MOTHER FROM OUTER SPACE. She flirts with Seymour AND Audrey. Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss. Gets backup singers. She's an honorary Henson puppet in the movie and an official Henson puppet in the stage revival. Femme baritone ICON. Has been done in countless drag performances. Kills everyone on earth.

misto propaganda

he is wacky. Kooky, even. A merry prankster.

#audrey ii #lsoh #little shop of horrors #mr mistoffelees #mr. mistoffelees #mister mistoffelees #cats musical #cats the musical #mod post #tjom bracket #round four

[the-joker-of-musicals]

heather propaganda

dies in like the first half hour but haunts the rest of the plot <3 i heart evil women

misto propaganda

Mister Mistoffelees is the epitome of what a tumblrman stands for: he’s magic, a trickster, snazzy costume, homoerotic tendencies, goth, somewhat unhinged, plus he has built-in cat ears that you don’t need to edit on!

#heather chandler #heathers #mr. mistoffelees #mr mistoffelees #cats musical #cats the musical #mod post #tjom bracket #round three

[the-joker-of-musicals]

heather propaganda

We all had a heathers phase and I know multiple people who literally pretended to be her. (I was a theatre kid and us 13year olds were convinced the school would let us put on a play of heathers) she’s queen bee for a reason. Even if you aren’t fully scared of her she has to evoke some feeling in you and the old candy store was just 🤌 *chefs kiss*

marvin propaganda

Gay bitter asshole divorcee. Left his wife left his child and ran off with a friend Wants it all

#heather chandler #heathers #marvin #marvin falsettos #mod post #tjom bracket #round two

[the-joker-of-musicals]

paul propaganda

Paul is a guy who Does Not Like Musicals. He’s pretty damn autistic and has a crush on a barista at a coffee shop (to the point he walks an extra block to go to that cafe instead of Starbucks). Then there’s the Musical Zombie Apocalypse. He throws a grenade at a meteor. Nearly got to kiss his crush but then she threw up blood on him. Truly a man

helene propaganda

first thing we learn about her is that she's a slut second is that her primary form of entertainment is trying to manipulate an engaged young woman into having an affair with her brother. on the edge of divorce for the entire musical. genuinely kind of a bad person but she's a milf so it's ok

#tgwdlm #the guy who didn't like musicals #paul matthews #npatgco1812 #great comet #natasha pierre and the great comet of 1812 #helene bezukhova #tjom bracket #round one #mod post

[the-joker-of-musicals]

enjolras propaganda

I really want to submit both Enjolras and Graintaire together bc DO NOT SEPARATE THEM, THEY DIED HOLDING HANDS. But I think it’s more appropriate to just submit Enj for this. He and the other amis held tumblr in a chokehold for all of 2013. He’s a young revolutionary! He dies for the cause! He’s strongly implied to be gay! He can’t shut up about politics! If you met him in real life he’s be insufferable, but as the figure in the musical and book, the golden Apollo, the young martyr, he’s so compelling…. Please.

anatole propaganda

love him soooo much he's my pet misogynistic russian prince i keep him in my pocket he did nothing (read: everything) wrong. The things this man does to my brain it's unreal. I'm sorry if that's insufficient but im sure im not the first to submit him nor will i be the last lmao

#enjolras #les mis #les miserables #anatole kuragin #great comet #natasha pierre and the great comet of 1812 #npatgco1812 #tjom bracket #round one #mod post

[the-joker-of-musicals]

squip propaganda

I loathe to write these words but he had a onceler event on tumblr in 2017-2019 and i was there and i helped.

freddie propaganda

he's homophobic.he's gay. he cannonly doesn't fuck. he hates women. and communists. he's bisexual but gets zero bitches. i fucking hate him. he's the love of my life

#bmc #be more chill #the squip #chess #chess musical #chess the musical #freddie trumper #tjom bracket #round one #mod post

[the-joker-of-musicals]

#watt #we are the tigers #riley williams #les mis #les miserables #enjolras #falsettos #whizzer brown #prelim polls #tjom bracket #mod post

[the-joker-of-musicals]

MUSICAL TUMBLRMAN BATTLE

hey there, it's me, marina @annabelle--cane. you've seen these brackets before, you know the drill, it's time to watch these bastards kill each other.

rules/guidelines:

I'm using "tumblrman"/"the jokner of musicals" because a lot of the characters iconic to this genre are minors and it wouldn't be appropriate for an adult (<- me) to call them sexymen, but it also wouldn't feel right to just leave them out. I think these terms carry most of the same energy while leaving out sexual connotations.

personally, I will be voting and selecting based on levels of iconicness and how hard a choke hold these characters had on me and my peers, not based on which characters I actually think are best or that I like the most. I know this guideline is completely unenforceable and people will just black out and vote for their blorbos, but if this gets a good turn out, maybe I'll do a "favorite/best/most musical character" tournament afterwards.

there are a few characters who are already guaranteed spots (jd, beetlejuice, the squip, etc.), but still feel free to submit any obvious choices, especially if you've got compelling propaganda.

there are a few characters I don't feel comfortable including, but I don't think people are likely to submit them and I think posting a list would invite discourse, so I'll just say that I leave it ultimately up to my discretion whether or not to dismiss certain nominations.

since I will be selecting characters based on how iconic I think they were/are, nominees will likely skew male, but submissions are also open to female and nonbinary characters. the jonkler of musicals can be any gender.

similarly, I'm going to prioritize characters from stage musicals, but you may also submit characters from movie, TV, podcast, song cycle, or other medium musicals. if you're unsure, just go ahead and submit them and I'll figure it out.

this is a CRINGE POSITIVE space. ribbing on your past self or 2017 musical fandom culture as a whole is all fine and good, but try to keep in the spirit of friendly competition and stay away from being outright mean. if what you're saying is indistinguishable from a homophobe talking about their high school gsa, I will block you and delete your comments.

@ this blog or use the tag "tjom bracket" in your commentary about this tournament and I might rb your post here

I'm aiming for 32 characters in the first round, but I'm willing to be flexible.

inspiration from: @bestmusicalworldcup @bracketsoffear @problemgirlbracket @character-of-all-time @blorbopoll2 @powerpolyculeshowdown @ultimate-tragic-couples-showdown

OKAY. SUBMIT YOUR MUSICAL JOKSTNERS. FORM OPEN UNTIL 12:00 AM MONDAY EST.

#tjom bracket #mod post #be more chill #bmc #deh #dear evan hansen #beetlejuice #heathers #six the musical #<- sorry for over tagging a bit. you know how it is in this economy.

[the-joker-of-musicals]

connor propaganda

listen. the GRIP. that this teenager had on tumblr and my teenagehood is UNPARALLELED. folks saw this kid show up for 10 minutes, have maybe 20 lines, then die, and then made up an ENTIRE PERSONALITY for him JUST TO SHIP HIM WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER. said ship is CLASSIC "grumpy x sunshine" except entirely wrong because connor is more charitably described as "deeply angry and suicidal" and evan is NOT someone i'd describe as a "sunshine" character. like 70% of connor's time on stage isn't even him! it's evan's idea of him, voicing his concerns. listen, this kid is edgy, plays the guitar, is queer in the book but not on stage, has daddy issues, and is dead, PLUS he's got that arc where the fandom decided to boil down his mental health struggles to "he wanted to die and was kind of angy :(". finally, thinking about him makes me the joker irl. thanks.

misto propaganda

Knife and fork thief. Stores children in headgear.

#deh #dear evan hansen #connor murphy #cats the musical #mr. mistoffelees #mr mistoffelees #tjom bracket #round one #mod post #suicide ment

[the-joker-of-musicals]

phantom propaganda

obviously. one of the most iconic musical theatre problematic faves of all time. so much of a sexyman that andrew lloyd webber ended up writing a (bad) sequel purely so him and christine could actually get together

enjolras propaganda

i mean. he’s the character of all time

#the phantom #the phantom of the opera #phantom of the opera #poto #enjolras #les miserables #les mis #mod post #tjom bracket #round two

[the-joker-of-musicals]

frank-n-furter propaganda

lives in a mansion with three of his gay best friends. The dream life tbh

enjolras propaganda (by @nickclose)

everything that Happened 2012-2015 to him on this site. he was the musical theater darling to all…….. and he deserves a win for everything he gets put through etc also the THEMES and MOTIFS that are not only in the musical but also the book………..

#frank-n-furter #rocky horror show #the rocky horror show #the rocky horror picture show #rhps #rhs #enjolras #les miserables #les mis #mod post #tjom bracket #round three